Support for portieres, curtains, and the like



SUPPQRT FOR PORTIERES, CURTAINS, AND THE LIKE Filed March 25 1926 g m Invenror. clb 5 Aleksander Morczukowskl m b wwzm Patented Mar. 22, 1927.

UNITED STATES AT NT -0F '!-Ci l5- ALEKSANDER MABGZUKOW$KL OF S H Be s-est MAS AQHUSElP sorrow FOR rom'renns, e mgunms, AND LIKE.

Applicetion filed March 25, 1226. .SerieLNo. 97,243.

in ijmyIt- 'eii No. teen ccI' Q-MM ILZ v192?), end t'l le .piiesfent inyention has for its gen ra-1 ,olijectTto improve the strueture sho iizn i said paftent ,in "Various v a ys.

One "feature o't'th'e irn'pr'oyenient relates to enoveiway of ,connectingthe two sections roffthe tubular member and locking them in their operative" relation. Another feature o1f. the' im entionreizites ,to ;1 novel forrn of her JWhiQhis arranged ii permi a p ural ty of hangings toehe secured thereto and elfur- Itherfeet-Lire of the linizention is e novel en rengeinent by which dra peries may ,besupp'or'tedin front of thecurtein,orfother hang iing Wl ichishung froi n the' c ore." mzi'tlythese and other objects in iew inyention comprises the y tiri'ous novel tea- .m s Qiiihich' will (be more fully hereinafter lse't' forth"enc1.then pointed out in the eppended claims.

,In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective Fig. 2 is .an enlarged fragmentary perspective view showingthe two sections of the 'tubular member opened away fron'i each other;

i .Fig. .3 isen enlargedsection onthe line 3 4%; Fig. 1 shoivingthe curtains and citeperies supported by the hanger;

Fig. 4 "s .a perspective v'iewot one of the supporting brackets fort-he auxiliary rodj25; 51s Jan endviewot the tubularo nenn hermith the carp reinoved.

V-Inithe. drawings the tubular HIQII IbGIfiS indicz te d genereliy at .1. It is divided into low e r side with thesiot 4: into which the up- ;per end of the drapery is received. The core hich is situated ithin the tubular 'rneinher is indicatedgenerallyet 5Q The particular construction oi the corewili be more fully "hereinafter set forth. I Thertwo sections 2v and?) ereIconnectedtd iee h it t h -yea be Op ne weyifr Y h th nd f h .tuhi1 erlminhe land th e ch o h to expo e e ree dto p rmi a portihl'e Q1 han ng 9 h h 'QIt Qe l i id cr nfth,a ov he ion 'iee eli e means for qn et s t e wojs qtie an Perm t ng th to h Ope ed ,hwhy

from each other or to Joe closed into operetir rele qn is som wha S m lar to tha s qw .11 my were-menti ned pat t an winer es P 5 sec re 'toflth fe I 9 va dPer nd d wi a redia s qt' 8 in h 5 .Qpe h e a p n 9 ex e din from 3 ehd'j th aste .3 T 11 1.1 '9 x ii t ere ltit endextend from a ,dqre ho d ngitq l lnel be" .0 tha l 'lepe w hinfihe th hl mehherend said ,p y xtiend ithrous athe Pi ate lijsech t it th B d -Q th tio i 3. There is a similar constructio at i ter in 21" be openedlbyisiiding the outv dly in the s ot ;8 I hd a the 8111 tim i tu nin th tw ec ion '2 and I r l it J I leachjother. To assist in this turnin rnent the sectioii i is forrned yvith 12 through Which extends' gihookl g' o er fed by the section 3 so that when pressure is of thepins 9. Whenthe hooks ere inplece lockedin their closed relation.

The ends of therod' zire enclosed removable caps 16 which have the; construction illustratedin my abovementione'd patent-I I In the present invention the" core, which is indicated generally at 5, is divided'longitudiiielly into je' plurality of sections, 'eieeh "one offlwhich niey support zi seiner-ate. hanging. Three such sec'tions a 're shown herein they being ind ceteden-UQJB and- 19 respect Wosections 2 and 3 and it is providedet its tive1y The sections erefreteine'd-in plecfon two pins 20 which areicarried by oneer'm 21 e'pplied' on "the oppositeedges of the slot fi kto [Separ t t t on th ylef ih'f se to him i etive b ee xo ie lW I POS DP. 51 937 i Fi -i a hownii hi fllietn \EQ ilO k ns th lt bli h in' fii'heh i h ,oper ii iel ti Lh v pxb' id ;two l king hooks 15 pivoted tithe pi men and adapted to hook overfthe proj'ecting ends ings or draperies or may be moved back Fig. 2 parallel to the other arm 21 then the core sections are retained on'the pin. The arm 22, therefore, constitutes a retainer.

This sectional construction of core is useful where it is desired to hang two or more curtains, one directly in front of the other. In this case, the end of one eurtain' iO will be placed about one of the core sections, the end of another curtain 11 will be placed about the end of another core section, etc, each of the curtains passing into the slot 4 and round one of the core sections.

It is sometimes desirable to furnish a window with additional hangings 4:2 in the nature of draperies. These may be in the nature of side hangings or in the nature of valances extending across the top of the window. My presentinvention provides a novel construction by which such additional hangings may be supported. This structure includes an auxiliary supporting rod 25 extending parallel to the tubular rod 1 and means for supporting the auxiliary rod from the tubularrod and in such a way that the auxiliary'rod may be moved forwardly in front of'the main rod to support the ha1l1)gehind the tubular rod so that it will be be hind the curtains carried by the tubular rod in case it is desired not to have any hangings supported from the auxiliary rod.

This rod 25 is shown as carried by adjustable brackets 26 which are in turn secured to the tubular rod 1. 35'

The brackets herein shown each comprises two sections 29 and 30. The'sect-ion 29 presents the two parallel arms 31 and 32 connected at 33, each arm 31 having an upstanding portion 34 provided at its upper end with a hook 35 that is adapted to hook over a supporting arm 36 that is secured to the tubular member 1. The section 30 is an L- shaped section, one arm of which has a loop 37 through which the arm 30 slides or telescopes, the other arm of said section 30 being received in a socket 38 formed in a tip 39 which is secured to the auxiliary rod 25.

V The sliding connection between the sections 29 and 30 permits the sections 30 to be drawn outwardly to a point where the rod 25 will be supported in front of the slot 4 of the tubular member, as shown-in full lines Fig.3 and permits said sections to be retracted into the position shown in dotted porting draperies or valances then the;

bracket sections 30 will be pulled forwardly into the position shown in Fig. 3 thereby placing the auxiliary rod 25 in front of the slot a so that the hanging on said auxiliary rod will be situated in front of the curtains which are supported from, the tubular member 1. If it is desired not to use the auxiliary rod then the bracket sections 30 Wlll be pushed backwardly into their retractedposition shown in dotted lines Fig. 3 so that the rod 25 will be back of the slot 4 and hence back of the curtains or hangings which depend from the slot. Under these conditions the auxiliary rod 25 will be entirely hidden by the curtains and will thus aresent no unsightly appearance.

I claim:

1. In a device for supporting window hangings, the combination with a tubular member divided longitudinally into two separable sections, a slotted plate secured to each end of one section, a forked member carried by each end of the other section, each forked member having a shank which operates in the slot of the adjacent plate and guides the two sections as they move from open to closed position and vice versa, and a core removably secured to said forked members and about which the hanging may be folded.

2. In a device for supporting window hangings, the combination with a tubular member divided longitudinally into two separable sections, a slotted plate secured to each end of one section, a forked member carried by each end of the other section, each forked member havin a shank which operates in the slot of the adjacent plate and guides the two sections as they move from open to closed position and vice versa, and a core removably secured to said forked members, said core being divided longitudinally into sections, whereby a plurality of curtains one in front of the other. may be supported by said sections.-

3. A device such as described in claim 1 in which each forked member has a coreholding pin extending laterally from one arm, the other arm being pivoted to allow the core to be placed on the pin or removed therefrom.

4. In a device for supporting window hangings, the combination with a tubular member divided longitudinally into two separable sections, a slotted plate secured to each end of one section, a forked member carried by each end of the other section, each forked member having a shank which operates in the slot of the adjacent plate and guides the two sections as they move from open to closed position and vice versa, a core removably secured to said forked members and about which the hanging may be folded, and locking members carried by the slotted plate and adapted to engage the shanks of the forked membersthereby to lock the tubular member in its closed relation.

5. In a device for supporting curtains and window draperies, the combination with a tubular member divided longitudinally into two separable sections, and having a slot at its under side, of a core removably retained Within the tubular member and about which the hanging may be folded, an auxiliary curtain-supporting rod, and means for adjustably supporting the same from the tubular member, whereby said auxiliary rod may be adjusted into a position in front of the slot in the tubular member or in a position to the rear of the slot.

6. In a device for supporting curtains and Window draperies, the combination With a tubular member divided longitudinally into two separable sections, each having a slot in its under face, of a core retained Within the tubular member and about which a hang ing may be folded, an auxiliary draperysupporting rod, and extensible brackets for supporting said rod from the tubular memher, the extensibility of said brackets permitting them to be adjusted to place the auxiliary rod either in front of or at the rear of the slot in the tubular member.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

ALEKSANDER MARCZUKOWVSKI. 

